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Director:

Paul Schrader

Writer (WGA):

Joseph Dougherty (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

10 December 1994 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Fantasy | Mystery more

Plot:

In a twisted 1950's where everyone does magic, a private detective investigates a murder case without it. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

Beat Cop: 'Castle' brings the return of Captain Tightpants!
 (From EW.com - PopWatch. 27 October 2009, 8:00 AM, PDT)

After a Witch Hunt, Redemption in Bakersfield
 (From The Wrap. 10 June 2009, 2:43 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

Disappointing and dull. more (14 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dennis Hopper ... H. Phillip Lovecraft

Penelope Ann Miller ... Kim Hudson

Eric Bogosian ... Sen. Larson Crockett

Sheryl Lee Ralph ... Hypolyta Kropotkin

Julian Sands ... Finn Macha

Valerie Mahaffey ... Trudy
John Epperson ... Vivian Dart (as Lypsinka)

Debi Mazar ... The Manicurist
Alan Rosenberg ... N.J. Gottlieb

Christopher John Fields ... Lt. Morris Bradbury
John Durbin ... Brackett
Gregory Bell ... Shakespeare

Terry Camilleri ... Minister

Christopher Darga ... G-man #1 (as Chris Darga)

Stanley DeSantis ... Sidney
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong language and a scene of nudity.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Australia:M


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

While making the circuit of talk shows to promote this movie, Dennis Hopper stated it was the strangest movie he had been in. more

Goofs:

Continuity: After waking up at Vivian Dart's house, Lovecraft applies ice to his forehead although he was soundly hit on the back of his head. more

Quotes:

Senator Crockett: Let me tell you a little something about 'The People' Phil; you lock any ten of them in a room, they may not elect a leader, but I guarantee they'll pick someone to hate. more

Movie Connections:

Follows Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

I Put a Spell on You more


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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Disappointing and dull., 1 July 2003
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

I loved 'Cast A Deadly Spell' but this sequel is a stinker. Same writer so it's difficult to say what went wrong this time around but 'Witch Hunt' has none of the wit or fun of the original, and the parallels with McCarthyism are trite and obvious. As a horror movie it fails, as a film noir it fails and as a comedy it fails. I watched again recently in case I had unfairly dismissed it and I found it so dull and unentertaining I could hardly be bothered watching it til the end. How Paul Schrader of all people ended up directing this is beyond me! Maybe he just needed the money... Anyway, I'm sure he tries to forget it ever happened. It's easily his least interesting movie. I'm a big Dennis Hopper fan but he is miscast and looks very uncomfortable. Maybe Fred Ward might have been able to save this one, I don't know. The supporting cast is below par too - Penelope Anne Miller instead of Julianne Moore and Julian Sands instead of David Warner - there's no contest. I would suggest you forget about watching this and rent 'Cast A Deadly Spell' instead.

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